New Focus on PrEP; White House Launches Updated AIDS Strategy
By: Eric Brus*— White House Launches Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy On July 30, the U.S. White House issued a new strategic document to guide the…
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Report Urges Dismantling of LGBTQ School-to-Prison Pipeline
Report from Advancement Project, Equality Federation, and Gay Straight Alliance Network, Provides an Intersectional Approach to Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline WASHINGTON – Research shows that…
Major Study Confirms Need for Early HIV Treatment
By: Eric Brus* — In late May, researchers in a major international study reported definitive evidence that early antiretroviral treatment (ART) substantially reduces HIV-infected persons’ risks…
Statement on San Francisco Sheriff’s Plan to Move Transgender Women into Daytime Programming in the Women’s Jail
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Today, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced that he is implementing a policy that will allow transgender women to receive programming in the…
HHS Proposes New Rules Banning Transgender Health Care Discrimination
Could End Most Insurance Plans’ Practice of Excluding Transition-Related Care WASHINGTON—Today, the (HHS) announced proposed rules to implement the non-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care…
Lawmakers, Leaders Back Equality Act, To Offer More Legal Protections
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Several Democrats in the House and Senate recently created a bill that would give more legal protection to LGBTQ…
Amnesty International Votes to Decriminalize Sex Work, Protect Sex Workers
By: Sara Brown/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—At the International Council meeting in Dublin, Ireland, Amnesty International voted in support of decriminalizing sex work, in order to…
Two Landmark Transgender Rights Bills Pass California Assembly
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Today, the California State Assembly passed two bills—authored by Senator Mark Leno and co-sponsored by the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), Equality…
Survey: Majority of Americans Back Up Open Transgender Military Service
WASHINGTON—Today, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) military families, responded to the results of a…
The New York Times’ Stumbling, Problematic Transgender Coverage
By: Carlos Maza/LGBT Program Director Media Matters for America— When you hear of a media outlet peddling debunked and misleading research in order to argue against providing…
Duggar Held Ashley Madison Acct. While Being FRC Action ED
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Move over Jared at Subway, Josh Duggar has an even bigger fish to fry this week (if that’s even possible). Jim…
Social Justice Group Launches U.S. Trans Survey for Transgender Americans
National Center for Transgender Equality Launches Survey Devoted to the Lives and Experiences of Trans People Washington, DC — On Wednesday, August 19th, the National Center for…
Updated: Rosie O’Donnell’s Daughter Has Been Found
After days of not hearing from her daughter and a public plea for help to locate her, Rosie O’Donnell posted via Twitter that Chelsea “has been…
Missouri Court of Appeals Allows Same-Sex Parent to Seek Custody
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Today, the Western District Court of Appeals in Kansas City, Missouri held that a woman who planned for and raised twin children with…
Puerto Rico’s Same-Sex Mass Weddings
SAN JUAN—In a state of bliss, dozens of gay Puerto Ricans celebrated their union in a same-sex mass wedding yesterday on the island, in what many…
Equality Florida to Court: Tell Florida Officials to Follow the Law On Birth Certificates for Married Same-Sex Parents
Florida officials responded to Equality Florida’s birth certificate lawsuit late Thursday by asking a federal judge to clarify the law. Equality Florida responded Friday by…
Large Percentage of Youth with HIV May Lack Immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella
NIH study finds those vaccinated before starting modern HIV therapy may be at risk Between one-third and one-half of individuals in the United States who…
Fenway Institute: Among 2015 GLMA Achievement Award Recipients
Each year, GLMA honors exemplary individuals and/or organizations for their significant contributions to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals or…
Masterpiece Cakeshop Violates Civil Rights Law for Turning Away Gay Couple, Court Rules
DENVER—The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled today that a cake shop cannot refuse service to a gay couple because of who they are. The ruling comes…
Florida: Legislators Push for Statewide LGBT Discrimination Protections
The assistant manager of a hospital department in Kissimmee was commended often and promoted twice. But in November he was fired, after what he described…
NCTE Responds to Governor Christie’s 2nd Veto of Birth Certificate Modernization Bill
Today, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has vetoed a bill that would have eased access to accurate birth certificates for transgender people. This is Governor Christie’s second…
Target: Moving Away from Gender-Based Labeling in Toy Aisles
By: Chris Gilmore/TRT Reporter— In a groundbreaking announcement posted yesterday, Target unveiled a new plan to phase out “unnecessary” gender-based labeling from all of its toy…
GLAD Deplores Judge’s Dismissal of Class Action Lawsuit Against Social Security Administration
U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson has dismissed a class action lawsuit in which the Social Security Administration (SSA) was charged with discriminating against SSI recipients…